Photos, features, oddities and snapshots from the streets of London
Between the 4th July and the 22nd August, a hundred ping pong tables will be popping up across “London’s landmarks, squares, stations, estates, pubs and even airports.”
Ping Pong London – 100 tables pop up across London Read More
Located along one side of the Forest Hill to New Cross Gate railway cutting, Devonshire Road Nature Reserve is a delightful place to spend n afternoon.
Devonshire Road nature reserve annual Open Day, London SE23 Read More
As mass protests go, J18 was certainly one of the last of the big ones in the City of London, with a huge turnout causing all sorts of mayhem around …
Protest archives: J18 Stop The City, 1999 Read More
Standing above the crowded square and immune to the thumping cheesy Eurodisco of the Gay Pride celebrations below is the latest artwork on the Fourth Plinth of Trafalgar Square.
Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle and Gay Pride, Trafalgar Square Read More
We’ve always been big fans of the folks at the Duckie Club, and we went along to their ‘Gross Indecency’ night in the delightful Camden Centre. The event took place …
Gross Indecency, Camden, with The Actionettes + Club Duckie Read More
After selling a few photos recently I was able to justify shelling out for a Lumix 14mm-45mm zooms lens for my Panasonic Lumix GF-1 camera.
West End photos with a Lumix GF-1 Read More
Stuffed full of over 500 incredible photographs of London taken between 1875 and 1945, this coffee table book from English Heritage is an absolute treat. The previously unpublished images show …
Lost London 1870 – 1945: stunning unpublished archive images Read More
Troubling my hangover with an unexpected burst of noise and colour was this flypast of the Red Arrows in London a few moments ago.
Whoosh! Red Arrows flypast over London Read More
It’s always a risky business taking to the stage in dark glasses, but Dan Sartain just about pulled it off last night.
Dan Sartain at the Garage, north London Read More
Blimey. I was a bit surprised to see that someone had gone to the trouble of putting up YouTube videos of mod images accompanying two of our live recordings from …
Beggar on Mods Mayday 79 – another blast from my past [video] Read More
En route to the boozer before Saturday’s Championship play off final at Wembley, I passed this plaque on a wall in Grove Hill, Harrow on the Hill. The roadside plaque …
Take heed! Britain’s first fatal car accident, Harrow, 1899 Read More
I love wandering around London wth my trusty Lumix X3 camera – here’s a few pics from a Friday ramble, starting with a photo of the cranes around Piccadilly.
Piccadilly, South Bank and Green Park, May 2010 Read More
It was a real shame when the Photographers’ Gallery moved from its site on Great Newport Street in central London, but I’m happy to say that the building has been …
Orbital Comics, Great Newport Street, London Read More
On Saturday, we popped down to see ‘A Flow of Words,’ a spoken word event in the Dead House, underneath Somerset House.
A trip to the Dead House underneath Somerset House Read More
This is a lovely tea shop/cafe in the heart of Soho. You can smell the leaves of the many blends on offer before ordering, and they do some pretty fine …
Yumchaa tea rooms, Soho: possibly the finest tea in London Read MoreSome truly top notch heckling here. The man deserves a pint. Sky’s news anchor was heckled while presenting live on Sky News this afternoon, with a enraged protester repeating chants …
Some quality anti-Murdoch/Sky heckling Read More
Sandwich board men have been on the streets of London for centuries, providing cheap and effective advertising for local businesses. Go back two hundred years and you would have seen …
Crap London jobs: the sandwich board man Read MoreAs part of the campaign to bring the World Science Fiction Convention to London in 2014, a four minute video montage of movie invasions has been put together. Dr Who …
London invaded! A compendium of alien invasion movie clips Read More
This attractive, formally-landscaped area at the top of Streatham Common used to be known as Streatham Spa and once stood in the grounds of a large house called The Rookery.
The Rookery, Streatham Common, London Read More
This was a fantastic day out and the weather was near perfect (apart from the nadger-freezing temperature).
The Streatham Common Annual Kite Day Read More
I had to take a trip to Hendon last week. It wasn’t very nice.
Behold! Hendon Broadway and station Read More
My mate Marcus Oakley is an ace artist so we popped along to the ICA by Trafalgar Square to watch him do a live drawing thing with two of his …
My mate Marcus at the ICA Read More
I love gas lamps: so here’s one in Green Park, central London. See more London gas lamps here.
Gas lamp, Green Park Read More
Closed in 1986 after a long and lingering death, the once bustling terminus at Broad Street was in a parlous state at the end, with its extensive canopies cut back, …
Remembering Broad Street railway station, London Read More
There’s a very bright blue light shining up into the central London night sky from what must be somewhere around the Southbank. I don’t think we’re in need of Batman …
Bright light over London. Are we calling Batman? Read More
A deceptive façade at 23/24 Leinster Gardens, Paddington, London W2
The incredible fake houses of Paddington Read More
I love this place – parts of it feel like you’ve stepped into an untouched Edwardian gallery of curiosities, while other parts are as high tech as anything you’ll find …
A trip to the fabulous Horniman Museum Read More
Polish artist Miroslaw Balka’s sculpture – entitled ‘How It Is’ – dominates the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern, standing 13 metres high by 30 metres long, and balanced on …
Tate Modern: Miroslaw Balka’s ‘How It Is’ sculpture Read More
This is only on until the 5th of April, so get down to the British Museum sharpish if you want to check out some superb political posters from the great …
Revolution Paper, Mexican Prints at the British Museum Read More
Looking like it’s sprouted from the set of Bladerunner is London’s newest high-rise apartment block, the ‘Razor.’ The 148 metre-tall high-tech tower will feature built-in wind turbines – a world …
London Razor skyscraper packs wind turbines, Bladerunner-style (update) Read More